How Porn Addiction Works
Viewing pornography floods the brain with a chemical called dopamine. When this happens on a regular basis at the level and intensity created by pornography, the chemical actually begins to rewire the brain’s reward pathways.
The brain responds to this chemical overload by reducing the amount of dopamine that is produced and released. This causes a person to seek out pornography more frequently and in a variety of different ways in order to trigger a response in the brain.
Over time, regular activities that would normally set off a burst of dopamine to produce feelings of happiness are no longer strong enough to register. This has devastating effects on the overall mental health of the person, and it begins to erode the ability of a husband and wife to bond in the marital embrace.